Details of Element: Arm Scanned
Component of Bone Data


Unique Name: armsc1
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? No

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 1150 79 1229
Number of Distinct Participants 619 71 690
Year First Collected 1973 1978 -
Year Last Collected 1984 1984 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    1 right
    2 left
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 1. thru 2.
Masterfile Index: 162-01-01
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
Details for this Data Type


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